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College WDBK Radio Host Dj Hippie

Interviews “Weird Al” Yankovic

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Hello, and welcome to the first ever Gosh Darn Hippie

Feature. This is a new news ar(cle I am doing on the

campus paper where I, Dj Hippie of 91.5 WDBK's That

Gosh Darn Hippie Show, will be wri(ng about music and

musicians. Our first ar(cle is an exclusive interview we

have go+en with (singer, songwriter, parodist, record

producer, sa(rist, actor, voice actor, music video director,

film producer, and author) "Weird Al" Yankovic, which

aired on CCC's radio sta(on on Sept. 30, 2016.

Dj Hippie: Welcome to That Gosh Darn Hippie Show!

Weird Al: Thank you.

Dj Hippie: Okay, how are you doing today?

Weird Al: Well, good ques(on! I'm doing alright, I'm sort

of on my rock 'n' roll schedule so I stay up very late, and I

slept in, and I only woke up a couple hours ago.. It's now

aJer five o' clock in the aJernoon so [laughs] I missed the

morning hours pre+y much.

Dj Hippie: Yeah, well, a lot of do in college. [laughs]

Weird Al: Well, if you don't have morning classes, I guess.

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with rains that caused severe

flooding. Other areas like

Australia and Indonesia, suffered

terrible droughts, whereas, parts

of Polynesia were also hammered

by intense typhoons. Scientists

studying these events found that they were the result of changes in the wind patterns and ocean currents. Droughts, hurricanes, floods and more disturbances in weather, are predicted for this year as El Nino continues.

T he return of El Nino last year,

September through

November, was the warmest for

the lower 48 states since record

keeping began 121 years ago. And

the warmest globally in the 1800-

2015 record, defeating the record

of the previous year.

“The warmth of the southern

Atlantic Ocean is causing an El

Nino effect. This particular El

MCKNIGHT & DAY ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT: The Return of El Nino in 2015 Brings Record-Setting Warm Weather

Nino is one of the strongest we’ve

experienced in decades. Because

of this, we have warm air coming

up from the southern Pacific

Ocean and extending across the

U.S.,” according to my former

Timber Creek High School

biology teacher.

El Nino appeared in 1983

when scientists discovered

dramatic changes occurring in

the earths climate. Some areas

such as California and the coast

of South America were drenched

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strongest climate patterns in almost 70

years. The question we ask now is how

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We hope that ever since the world

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I recently had the pleasure of chatting

with CCC Theatre Department Professor

Marjorie Sokoloff, better known around the

Lincoln Hall Little Theatre stage as

“Moxie”, about the current and upcoming

productions here at Camden County

College.

Campus Press: How does theatre serve

our community?

Moxie: Theatre allows us to grapple with

who we are as human beings and what we

want to be. It opens a world view, unique to

each of us through stories.

Campus Press: Why theatre?

Moxie: Theatre Majors have a very clear

interest in pursuing theatre as a vocation

whether they are actors, playwrights,

designers, technicians, lighting, or sound

engineers, the possibilities are endless.

After graduating from CCC with an

Associate in Arts, SPT.AA, (Liberal Arts

and Science: Theatre Option), students may

go directing into the field, or continue

towards a BFA by transferring to schools

such as Rowan, Montclair, University of the

Arts, or Rutgers locally, or decide to

transfer out of the area.

Campus Press: What productions will

your department be performing this

semester?

Moxie: Next up will be our big

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departmental production for

the semester, “Antigone”. We

will be presenting the classic

Greek tragedy in an urban,

updated setting that will give

the audience a new perspective

and is very exciting.

We open “Antigone” in the

Little Theatre on December

2nd, and close on December

10th. All auditions for this

semester’s productions have

been completed, but early next

semester, we will hold

auditions for the great musical

comedy, “Little Shop of

Horrors”. Of course, these

auditions all open to all

students and members of the

CCC community. We are

always looking for volunteers

to help out as ushers, and

other areas.

Tickets Available

Tickets for “Antigone” are

$15.00 for the public, $10.00 for

students, staff and seniors and

are available at the main

entrance to Lincoln Hall on the

Camden County College

Blackwood Campus.

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For more information contact

Theater Department Professor

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msokoloff@camdencc.edu or

telephone: 856-227-7200, ext.

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4 The Campus Press ▪ October 2016 College Service Announcement

Camden County College' Presents Spring Job Fair at Camden City Campus, Oct. 26, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Companies and organizations expected to attend include:

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� Telepoint Communications

� YCS- Youth Consultation Service

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� Victor Marketing

� Rahn Contracting

The job fair will be in the cafeteria (first floor) at College Hall,

200 North Broadway, Camden, New Jersey.

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I try so hard, I don't know why; a

(me once of love is now a lullaby.

I driJ to sleep with thoughts on edge;

and give, this (me, myself the pledge.

yet I know why, the tears I guess: I

find myself in another mess. Could I

be strong and do for myself; and hide

this strain on an empty shelf?

Or should I stand with what I believe:

that pa(ence prevail though hearts

may bleed. I'm restless, drowsy;

drained through my core. I'm

lethargic and messy; I can't take

much more. Yet, s(ll I try, because I

love you so; and God will pull me

through this (me of woe.

I'm figh(ng every second of the way;

my days to run, my nights to pray. I

don't want to quit, but maybe I

should? And if this is the case, I'm not

even sure I could...

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On January 10th, the world lost

a legendary performer who has

influenced the lives of millions

around the world. David Bowie was

a musician whose career lasted over

seven decades.

His hits singles include “Fame”,

“ Space Oddity”, “ Heroes”, “ Let’s

Dance” and, “ Under Pressure”

featuring Queen and many more

artists. Bowie was known for his

alter egos from Ziggy Stardust to

The Thin White Duke. Ziggy

Stardust was the alter ego that first

made him a star, Bowie’s 1972

album “ The Rise and Fall of Ziggy

Stardust and The Spiders from

Mars” captured audiences around the

world. Bowie couldn’t do the same

thing for too long though, shifting

and changing his music throughout

his career.

Philadelphia Soul Music

Influences “Fame”, #1 U.S. Single

Bowie’s first #1 single in the

United States was “Fame” which he

co-wrote with John Lennon and

Carlos Alomar. The song was a part

of his album “Young Americans”

which was heavily influenced by

African American culture and soul

music in Philadelphia. He appeared

on the hip television dance show,

“Soul Train” during the show’s prime,

performing the popular song.

Bowie collaborated with many

other artists during his career, from

Mick Jagger and Tina Turner to The

Arcade Fire; he worked with anyone

Remembering Rock Music Icon and Legendary Performer David Bowie

that he believed in.

David Bowie was not

only a great musician

but also a great actor.

Bowie Releases Final

Album, “Blackstar”

He appeared in the

movie, “Labyrinth” an

adventure musical

fantasy film that is a

cult classic from 1986

upon viewers. Bowie

would appear in other

movies, showing his love

for acting. Bowie

released his final album

“Blackstar” on his

birthday, just two days

before he died from

cancer. The album, which was driven by jazz music, is

Bowie’s last goodbye to the world.

David Bowie went out of this world leaving on his own

terms. The artist influenced the careers of Madonna,

Arctic Monkeys, Lady Gaga, Motley Crue, The Cure,

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Nirvana, (who famously covered his song “ The man

who sold the world”), Depeche Mode, Queen, The

Smiths and even more.

Bowie was unafraid of what people thought of

him. He didn’t care if you questioned his career

moves or his personal life. He lived life as the person

he chose to be. This gave the public a person that

they could relate to. During the time that he was

alive, he touched the lives of many people regardless

of their race, gender, age, or sexuality. David Bowie

may not be living on this planet anymore but the

impact that the man has made upon it will never go

away.

Bowie is survived by his wife Iman, his son,

Duncan, and his daughter, Alexandria.

David Bowie Photo: Jim Rose

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Arts & Entertainment: CCC Alumna Cierra Olmo Stars in Musical Play

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WILLIAMSTOWN, NJ – The Road Company

announces the area premiere of the hit musical,

American Idiot based on the concept album by

the band Green Day. This high-energy hit

musical plays from October 6 – October 22, 2016

(Thursdays at 7:30 p.m.; Friday and Saturdays

at 8 p.m.; Sundays at 2 p.m.) and tickets range

from $22 to $25 with discounts for seniors,

students and groups.

Camden County College alumna Cierra Olmo

has the role of Extraordinary Girl in the musical.

Performances are in the Grand Theatre,

located at 405 S. Main Street, in Williamstown,

N.J. Tickets are available at

www.roadcompany.com or 856-728-2120.

The Road Company is excited to present this

highly anticipated addition to its 2016 season:

Green Day’s American Idiot. This Grammy

Award-winning musical tells the story of three

friends in a post-911 world who make plans to

flee their monotonous lives in suburbia. When

they are faced with adult responsibility the three

young men all choose different paths. Green

Day’s music articulates the struggle that many

young Americans were facing after that fateful

day.

This musical follows three different paths of

three young men (and most young people) post-

911 and their journey to adulthood. Aside from

the actors on stage, modern technology plays a

huge role in telling the story of American Idiot.

The set consists of a multitude of television

screens to reflect the changes in the new world to

show audiences the hardship of many in a new

and exciting way.

Green Day’s American Idiot opened on

Broadway on April 20, 2010 where it received a

Tony nomination for best musical. This story has

received widespread acclaim and since its

closing has had productions performed all across

the world. Lauri Hudson directs the Road

Company’s production of this coming of age

musical.

Cast:

Johnny………………….....Tom Burgess

Tunny………………….…..Ben Kirvan

Will………….………….….Anthony Scanish

Whatshername…………..Mariah Ritchie

Heather……………….…..Amanda Spivack

Extraordinary Girl……Cierra Olmo

St. Jimmy………………….Rico Santiago

Favorite Son…….………...Dana Orange

Ensemble: Theo …………..Chris Fitting

Miguel…….………………...Armando Mendez

Gerard…….………………...Wes Hopkins

Declan/Brian……………….Chris Casey

Chase………………………..William

Zeoli Ben…………………….Joshua Duka

Andrew………………...…Aubrey McKinney

Joshua…………………….Dana Orange

Alysha……………………..Ellorah Mead

Christina……………….…Vanessa Vause

Leslie…………………..…..Lauren Patanovich

Libby…………………..…..Macy Davis

Orchestra Pit

Ruslan Odintson, Music Director/Keyboards

Siobhan McClintock, Bass

Jack Jesiolowski, Guitar

Jeffrey Weselinski, Guitar

Sara Smith, Violin

Noel Munoz, Viola

Karen Kessler, Viola/Cello

Harry Schonleber, Drums/Percussion

For Tickets and Information:

www.RoadCompany.com

856-728-2120

Info@roadcompany.com

The Grand Theatre

405 S. Main Street, Williamstown, N.J. 08094

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Note: Harry Schonleber also plays drums

in the production.

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September 1 Thursday 5:00 PM Bryn Mawr Invitational A

September 10 Saturday 10:00 AM Dukes Invitational A

September 17 Saturday 11:00 AM Bill Fritz Invitational A

September 23 Friday 9:00 AM Goldey Beacom Invitational A

October 1 Saturday 1:00 PM Penn State Brandywine A

October 8 Saturday 12:15 PM Jack St. Claire Invitational A

October 15 Saturday 10:00 AM Alvernia Invitational A

October 30 Sunday 10:00 AM Region XIX Championship A

November 12 Saturday 10:00 AM NJCAA National Championship A

KUDOS

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Ranked #2

in Na(onal Junior

College Athle(c

Associa(on (NJCAA)

Poll

Dj Hippie: So I guess

first off I'd like to

start off saying you've

had a very long

career, and you're

s(ll here entertaining

with a whole new

genera(on of fans.

When you first

started off, did you

see yourself here

where you are now,

like s(ll doing this

or..?

Weird Al: Well, you

know what, when I

first started out I

didn't think I was

star(ng a thirty-five

year long career, you know. I didn't really have any kind

of big five-year plan or ten-year plan or thirty-year plan.

I just, you know, enjoyed doing comedy music and I was

able to get a record deal and I thought "Well, this is

cool", and I thought I'd just try it and see how long I

could keep doing it and I've been very lucky, and I’m

fortunate that I actually s(ll get to keep doing it.

Dj Hippie: And you tour quite a bit, too, so what's the

craziest thing that's ever happened on your tours?

Weird Al: I don't know. There's so many crazy things it's

hard to think in terms of "What's the craziest thing".

[Pause] A couple (mes I've fallen off the stage...Which

was not fun. I remember one (me I fell off the stage

while I was wearing my fat suit because I couldn't see

the end of the stage very well and I actually walked

right off of it and into the front row of fans, and

thankfully I was cushioned and nobody [Laughs] nobody

got hurt, but it was pre+y embarrassing.

Dj Hippie: You could get up with the fat suit...right?

Weird Al: I had to roll around a li+le bit, and I finally got

back up on stage, but it was a li+le.. A li+le ungainly.

Dj Hippie: How do you come up with the ideas for your

parodies? How do you decide what songs to choose,

exactly, when you're doing them?

Weird Al: It's hard to pick, I mean, you know... I look at

the billboard charts, and I listen to the radio, I surf the

Internet, and I try to figure out what are the songs that

are really the mainstream songs, the songs that

everybody's familiar with, and I make a short list of

songs that I think are good candidates and it helps if

that song is by an ar(st that's got a lot of personality, or

if a song has some kind of really strong, iden(fiable

musical or lyrical hook to it, so something that really

jumps out at you... But at the end of the day it really

comes down to just me finding an idea for a song that's

funny, because there are a lot of songs that seem like

"Oh, that would be, you know, a great parody", but I

can't think of a clever enough idea so...I can think of bad

ideas all day long, but it's some(mes hard to come up

with a really good one.

Dj Hippie: And this is kind of a personal thing for me,

my own personal bar of you're finally "famous" is when

you do a parody of that person. [laughs]

Weird Al: [laughs] Well, that's nice to hear!

Dj Hippie: This is a bit of an existen(al ques(on here...If

you weren't "Weird Al", what would you be doing?

Weird Al: Oh, boy...

DJ Hippie: Like, where would you be?

Weird Al: You know, I honestly don't know.. I went to

college and I got my degree in architecture, so I guess

one version of my life would be me being an architect

somewhere, but that wasn't really my passion. I was

interested in architecture when I was 12 years old, or at

least I was good at draJing and math, and I had a

guidance counselor that convinced me I would be good

at architecture, so I went to college and got my degree,

but I never was passionate about it like the other kids in

my school, in my classes, and my architectural labs.

They were really excited about architecture and I

thought it was just...okay. And, you know, it's good that

I realized that I shouldn't do something I wasn't

passionate about. I was passionate about comedy and

music and I thought, well, you know, I'm young and I

know that it's pre+y unlikely that I'll have a career in

show business, but now's the (me to give it a shot, so I

did and thankfully it's worked out for me.

Dj Hippie: I remember hearing before, not sure if this is

actually just something that somebody posted online or

not, but I remember hearing you got a lot of your starts

playing at college sta(ons, actually.

Weird Al: Well, that's where I first got the name "Weird

Al", actually. My sophomore year during college I

decided to take a shiJ on a local college campus radio

sta(on and, you know, I don't know if they s(ll have to

do it, but back then I had to go to a federal building and

take a FCC test, it was like a big deal to get on the radio,

but I did and it seemed like most of the people on the

sta(on had some kind of wacky nickname, like there

was "The Sheriff", and "Macho Mike", and "The

Captain" and I thought "Oh, well, 'Weird Al', that sounds

appropriate" because I liked weird music, and I knew I

was going to be playing some strange things on the

radio sort of like my hero Dr. Demento and I thought,

"Okay, well, let's go with 'Weird Al'", and li+le did I

know that would s(ck with me the rest of my life.

Dj Hippie: So how does it feel to be back on college

radio, then?

Weird Al: Oh, it feels good! I love college radio! You

know, there are not many places.. I don't know what

you're sta(on is like exactly, but there are not that

many free-form sta(ons leJ in the country.. In fact,

even when I was in college it was a free-form,

experimental sta(on, and then we had a program

director that came in and said "Well, you know, college

is supposed to prepare you for the real world, so we're

going to run this like a real radio sta(on!" And all of a

sudden it was very forma+ed, and you had to play so

many cuts of these yellow-dot albums per hour, and you

had to do this at this exact (me, and, you know, that's a

different school of thought, I mean, I guess college is

meant to be a place to prepare you for the real world,

but I think it's also a place to experiment and I thought

it was just, you know, very few places where you can

just kind of, you know, do what you want to do, and

college should be one of those places, I think.

Dj Hippie: So I guess with places like Internet radio now,

that's kind of like the new college sta(on, I guess...

Weird Al: I suppose so, I mean, with the Internet that

kind of opens up a wide...There's a lot more, you know,

avenues and outlets for that kind of crea(vity which is

great.

Dj Hippie: So one of the most requested songs on the

show, actually, on That Gosh Darn Hippie Show, is your

song "Craigslist".

Weird Al: Oh, nice!

Dj Hippie: So are you going to be performing it live

tonight?

Weird Al: Not tonight, we played that all on the last tour.

It's not in the current tour and it may come back in the set

list. On the last, I think it was the Apocalypse tour.. [Pause]

Yeah, we did it there, and I got dressed up like Jim

Morrison with the (ght leather pants [laughs]..

Dj Hippie: Yeah, I saw the video, too, when you did that!

Weird Al: Yeah, so that was a lot of fun, but it's not

currently in the set list, it might come back at some point,

but that was a lot of fun to do.

Dj Hippie: If it does I'm definitely coming back to the

show. [Laughs]

Weird Al: Okay! [Laughs]

Dj Hippie: So do you have any advice for anyone trying to

get into either the music business, the comedy business,

or any other type of show business?

Weird Al: You know, make sure it's your passion. I mean,

some kids come up to me and say they want to be

"famous", which is not a goal, it's a silly thing to even

want, but I mean, it has to be about enjoying doing the

work. You have to be happy doing it whether you're

famous or you're making money... You should really do it

if it's really the only op(on for you. And also, you know,

the best way to do it, to get good at it, is just by doing it. If

you're a comedian, do the open mic nights. If you're a

musician, try to play live. Get your stuff on Youtube to get

out there. You know, so many people these days have

been discovered through Youtube. It's nice because it kind

of levels the playing field. You don't need to get the

approval of some execu(ve in some big building

somewhere. You just upload your stuff and if it's good,

chances are people will no(ce it and find you.

Dj Hippie: And the last ques(on is what can we expect

next from you? What's the next big adventure that you're

going on?

Weird Al: Well, the tour's winding up, actually, tomorrow

night. I'll have a few one-off shows here and there, the

next tour won't be for a few years, and that tour will be..

Whatever that'll be it'll be completely different than the

current tour. Aside from that I'm doing a lot of voice-over

work, I'm Milo Murphy in a new show called Milo

Murphy's Law, which is a Disney XD animated show by the

creators of Phineas and Ferb. That debuts next month. The

last season of Comedy Bang Bang, with me as the band

leader, that is also going to start next month, and I've got

various other TV and film projects that are in various

stages of development, and most of which I can't really

talk about. I'm going to be keeping busy, but at the same

(me I'm looking forward to having a li+le bit of down(me

with my family because it's been a pre+y crazy couple of

years...It'll be nice to be home for a couple of days...

Dj Hippie: So do you have any final notes for our listeners?

Weird Al: Well, I just want to stress that dental hygiene is

very important, so try to brush and floss regularly!

Dj Hippie: That is important, make sure to do both.

Dj Hippie: Okay, so thank you very much for being on the

show!

Weird Al: My pleasure, it was a pleasure! And a pleasure!

Dj Hippie: Both, yes! [Laughs]

WDBK Radio Host Dj Hippie Interviews Singer, Songwriter and Parodist “Weird Al” Yankovic

Continued from page 1

Weird Al Yankovic (lea) guests

on WDBK radio show hosted by

Dj Hippie (aka Kiki Chandler).

8 The Campus Press ▪ October 2016

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